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How does Congress have chaplains without violating the separation of church and state?

  • Written by Wendy Cadge, Professor of Sociology and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Brandeis University
Father Patrick Conroy.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Last week, news reports emerged that House Speaker Paul Ryan had forced Father Patrick Conroy, a Jesuit priest and longtime House chaplain, to resign over what many, including Conroy,have claimed is about the content of his prayer. Speaker Ryan has disputed this account, saying that some members...

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